Accounting February 6, 2026
AICPA News – Feb. 2026
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs, the Association of International CPAs, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
August 31, 2021
Business Travel Falls Again as Covid Persists
Despite an uptick in leisure travel over the summer, the new survey highlights the dim outlook for business travel and events, which account for more than half of hotel revenue and aren’t expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.
August 30, 2021
Chicago Sues Grubhub and DoorDash for Deceptive Practices
In addition, the city alleges DoorDash used customer tips intended for delivery drivers to subsidize their pay and imposed a $1.50 “Chicago Fee” on every order within the city limits in response to the November 2020 emergency cap on commissions it was...
August 27, 2021
How to Help Your Client or Business Through a Sales Tax Audit
Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...
August 27, 2021
16 Emerging Leaders Graduate from MACPA’s 2021 Leadership Academy
Sixteen emerging accounting and finance leaders learned the skills they’ll need to take their teams, their careers, and their profession to the next level during the Maryland Association of CPAs’ 2021 Leadership Academy.
August 26, 2021
AICPA Announces New CPA Evolution Resource Competition
This competition seeks to promote the development of teaching resources for the new topics and learning objectives outlined in the CPA Evolution Model Curriculum. The Curriculum was designed to help accounting programs transition to prepare CPA ...
August 26, 2021
Bill.com Announces Q4 Financials; Reports 86% Revenue Increase
Bill.com, a provider of cloud-based software that simplifies, digitizes, and automates complex back-office financial operations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended ...
August 26, 2021
AICPA Comments on Proposal Dealing with Fair Market Value of Partial Ownership Interests
While the AICPA believes that there are many provisions of the proposal that need clarification, are overly broad or need further thought or discussion, the letter focuses on the proposal requiring a partial interest owner to provide a value that ...
August 26, 2021
Inclusivity is Key to Organizational Performance
Though the research found that improving how a company carries out its purpose has the highest impact on perceived company performance and employee experience, 35% of respondents thought their company was not doing a good job in this regard.
August 26, 2021
Accounting Firms Waste 3,000 Hours Per Year on Bad Client Data
Early and frequent data management saves time on major tasks such as VAT returns and year end accounting.
August 25, 2021
AICPA Tips to Keep Critical Client Information Safe
Consumers have little faith in businesses to protect their personal and financial information. The recent news of the T-Mobile data breach – which included the names, social security numbers and driver’s license information of millions of Americans ....
August 25, 2021
Transaction Tax Will Take Bigger Piece of State and Local Revenue Pie
Nearly 18 months after the pandemic sent states and local jurisdictions searching for emergency funding to keep citizens services running and help prop up economies, the same localities are making transaction tax a bigger part of their revenue streams.
August 24, 2021
Vertex Launches Advanced Cloud-Based Solution for VAT Compliance
The advanced VAT compliance solution features integrated customizable rule-based data quality and validation tools, as well as workflow automation that maximizes data and return accuracy and minimizes risk of liability.